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 Ballet production, 170 min (with two intermissions). Music: Cesare Pugni, Reinhold Glière, Sergei Vasilenko. Libretto: Vasiliy Tikhomirov and Vladimir Burmeister. Choreography: Vladimir Burmeister. The première of "La Esmeralda" choreographed by Vladimir Burmeister took place on 14th October 1950. The main parts were performed by Violetta Bovt (Esmeralda), Alexey Chichinadze (Phoebus), Alexander Klein (Claude Frollo), Eleonora Kuznetsova (Fleur-de-Lys), Viktor Terentyev (Quasimodo). The staging preceded by a long preparatory work. Vladimir Burmeister and Vasily Tikhomirov created a new version of the libretto. Vladimir Edelman, conductor of the new production, prepared a performing edition. For the première was used the version by Reinhold Glière, who re-orchestrated Cesare Pugni's piano score. Several numbers, including the overture, were written by Sergei Vasilenko especially for the new production of the Music Theatre. Shortly after the premiere, the ballet was shown on tour in Leningrad, Sochi and Voroshilovgrad. "La Esmeralda" was included in the program of foreign tours (China, Latin America). In Paris, "La Esmeralda" was a great success with both the public and critics. The performance became a milestone for the Music Theatre. For many decades it has been a part of the Music Theatre repertoire. A vivid plot, memorable music, excellence of choreographer – all this makes "La Esmeralda" a wonderful monument of choreographic art.
Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theater  |
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19:00 | The Sleeping Beauty |
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 Ballet in three acts with a prologue to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. 170 min (with two intervals). Nacho Duato’s libretto based on the script by Ivan Vsevolozhsky and Charles Perrault’s tale of the same name. Musical Director and Conductor: Dmitri Jurowski. Choreographer: Nacho Duato. Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty ballet rendered by a Spanish choreographer Nacho Duato is a unique approach for a classic work of our contemporary master, an outstanding smart and kind man. In this production Nacho Duato managed to create a charming magic mood in the dance language. «I wanted to speak to the audiences through their hearts – told the choreographer – you know these tales for kids – you take one card, it’s a wood, you pick another one, it’s a castle... It’s a tale, a fairy-tale for kids! This is especially important nowadays, when so many horrible things are happening”. The fairy-tale plot of this ballet is not as simple as it seems at first glance. This is a story of the main character growing up, finding love. Aurora’s part is the central one, it is essential to the ballet’s key theme, its storyline. The moment Aurora pricks her finger is very important. She bids farewell to her childhood and enters adulthood, where she finds love.
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